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Ripoffs in video gaming is nothing new. Whether it's EA's downloadable content for items that can be acquired through regular gameplay or rechargeable gamepad battery packs that need to be purchased separately... it sucks getting played for a fool. The latest case is with Namco-Bandai, creators of a great arcade-style shooter called Time Crisis 4. To mimic a true arcade experience, a normal gamepad is not used, but rather a Guncon 3 gun peripheral.
More often than not, if a game offers a special peripheral that's required, spares will be sold separately. This makes sense for more than one reason - namely, if it breaks. The Guncon 3 is apparently special however, and requires the game to be repurchased. For a game that costs close to $100, this is needless. I'm not familiar with Namco-Bandai's policies on third-party peripherals for their games, but it's unlikely we will see a unique mockoff anytime soon.
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Some non-game playing exec at Namco Bandai has decided that the gun controller that ships with Time Crisis 4 for the Playstation 3 cannot and will not be sold separately, even though there's a 2-player mode in the game. Their CSR's helpful suggestion? "You will need another copy of Time Crisis 4." It's as if the game is a license to use one gun controller—if you want more gun controllers, simply buy more licenses!
Source: The Consumerist - Via: Joystiq
More often than not, if a game offers a special peripheral that's required, spares will be sold separately. This makes sense for more than one reason - namely, if it breaks. The Guncon 3 is apparently special however, and requires the game to be repurchased. For a game that costs close to $100, this is needless. I'm not familiar with Namco-Bandai's policies on third-party peripherals for their games, but it's unlikely we will see a unique mockoff anytime soon.
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Source: Joystiq </td></tr></tbody></table>
Some non-game playing exec at Namco Bandai has decided that the gun controller that ships with Time Crisis 4 for the Playstation 3 cannot and will not be sold separately, even though there's a 2-player mode in the game. Their CSR's helpful suggestion? "You will need another copy of Time Crisis 4." It's as if the game is a license to use one gun controller—if you want more gun controllers, simply buy more licenses!
Source: The Consumerist - Via: Joystiq
